expression / godan ~う verb:

• to show interest in

expression / adverb:

• (not) in any way; in no way ➜ 如何にも【どうにも】

noun:

• event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2nd Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple)

expression / adjective:

• failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)

adjectival noun:

• in perspective; big-picture ➜ 大局

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it

noun:

• kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms - From English "counter kitchen"

noun:

• preparing for death; preparedness for death - archaism ➜ 決死

noun:

• paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
• paper fan used in slapstick comedy ［はりせん］ ➜ ハリセン

noun:

• festival held in July in Fukuoka City; Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)

noun:

• fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; spoony

noun:

• candidate for vice-president; running mate (US)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to call in

noun:

• scent of a flower floating about in the air; lingering scent of a flower in the darkness

expression / noun:

• being kept in the dark (about); being excluded; being kept out of the loop; outside the mosquito net [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to breathe in and breathe out

noun / ~する noun:

• departure for a specified destination

noun:

• one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)

noun:

• break in the rain
• waiting for a break in the rain

noun:

• for a long time

adverb:

• (not) even for a moment - with verb in the negative

noun:

• service for the benefit of suffering spirits - Buddhism term

noun:

• maid-in-waiting (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• in the shape of a pillar or column

noun:

• vessel for replenishing inkstone water ➜ 水滴【すいてき】
• container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)